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Understanding Psychology, 6/e
Robert S. Feldman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Introduction to Psychology

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Psychology is defined as the study of behavioral and mental processes.
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A(n) psychologist would be interested in the development of better teaching techniques.
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psychology explores the relationship between psychological factors and physical aliments or disease.
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focuses on whether large-scale programs are effective in meeting their goals.
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The perspective that focuses on how perception is organized is called psychology.
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Nature is to heredity, what is to environment.
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The notion that behavior is largely produced by factors beyond people's willful control is called .
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A psychologist with the perspective would be interested in the functioning of nerve cells.
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The study of how a person's actions, feelings, or thoughts are influenced by others is the focus of psychology.
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The view that thinking is information processing is often held by psychologists with the perspective.